BROMHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1192819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORMERLY BROMHAM BAPTIST CHURCH, BEDFORD

The advancement of the Christian faith.The activities include but are not restricted to:regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;baptism of believers by full immersion;welcome, inclusion, nurture and growth of Christian disciples of all ages; giving and encouraging pastoral care;and much more with Jesus Christ as our model and guide.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH ARE:- 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. 3.1.2 THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Bedford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£197k

Latest spending

£203k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £5,945 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. However, the trustees report that total funds of £1,358,400 were held at year end, with unrestricted reserves of £53,265, which adequately cover the stated finance policy reserve target of £30,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary Income (76% of income)

“Total Voluntary Income 147,917”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £53k)

“The Church’s finance policy calls for a reserve fund of £30,000 which was adequately covered at the year end.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (22/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Stephen Vincent Thompsonchair
CYRIL OKAFOR
DAVID BELL
David Manu-Brooks
Ian White
JENNIFER HUDSTON
JULIE SKENE
LYNDA DEI-OMARI
REBECCA SOUTHERN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bedford · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£197k	£203k
31/12/2024	£214k	£211k
31/12/2023	£194k	£184k
31/12/2022	£142k	£146k
31/12/2021	£26k	£765

Common questions

Is BROMHAM BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £5,945 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. However, the trustees report that total funds of £1,358,400 were held at year end, with unrestricted reserves of £53,265, which adequately cover the stated finance policy reserve target of £30,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£50k
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	1	£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £270k
BLOXHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £124k
ROMFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £567k
EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH income £113k
LIFE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH income £50k
BOTTESFORD BAPTIST CHURCH income £48k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BROMHAM BAPTIST CHURCH	£197k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BLOXHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROMFORD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£567k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EVESHAM BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£113k	—	above	—	no doubt
LIFE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£50k	£14,666	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.